Adjustable clothes-drier frame



(No Model.)

M. A. WARREN. I

ADJUSTABLE CLOTHES DRIER, FRAME.

No. 286.878. Patented Oct. v16, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARSHALL A.- WARREN, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ADJUSTABLE CLOTHES-DRIER FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,878, dated October.16, 1883.

Application filed March 3, 1883.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARSHALL A. VAR- REN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Window Clothes-Drier Frames; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient device forattachment to windows,

upon which clothes or other articles may be window, the frames beingsupported by wires the ends of which are driven into the lower part ofthe window-frame, and also by adjustable stays, which are driven intothe sides of the windowrframe, the wires which support the frames beingpreferably hinged.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing thedevice contracted. Fig. 2 is a view showing the device extended. Fig.3shows the device applied to a window. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of aclamping device.

The supporting-bars each consist of two rods, A a, which are hingedtogether at b I). These bars are formed withloops c 0, through which arepassed the crossbars of the frames B B. The inner cross-bars of theframes B B pass through the loops which form the hinges b 1), theseloops being formed near the ends of the supporting-bars Aa, and the endsare so bent that the ends of the bars A pass under the bars a and theends of the bars a pass under the bars A, (see Fig. 3,) the ends of bothbars thus forming a support or stop to prevent the frames B B fallingbelow a horizontal line with the window-sill, but allowing the frames tobe raised into a vertical or inclined position for the purpose ofhanging the clothes thereon.

The cross-bars of the frames B B are held together by means of loops dd, which are free to slide upon the bars which they respectivelyencircle, thus allowing the frame B B to be drawn out to its, fulllength, if desired.

The inner end of the bars a a are sharp, so that they may beeasily-inserted at the joint of the window frame and sill, and are alsoformed with loops e, through which the sliding stay-rods O are passed.These rods are pointed, so as to be easily inserted into the sides ofthe window-frame, and are made of sufficient length to be adjusted towindows of different widths, and their inner or central ends, passingthrough the clamp D, are there firmly secured together by means of thethumb screw D, which presses uponthe rods 0, thus holding the framefirmly in place when in use.

To apply the device to awindow, the frames B B are drawn out to thedesired width, and the ends of the bars a, are then inserted into thelower part of the window-frame, near the sides of same, and resting uponthe windowsill. The ends of the stay-rods O are then insertcdinto'thesides of the window-frame at such an angle as to allow thesupporting-rods to rest on the window-sill, and their inner ends arethen secured by turning the nut D in the clamp D down, so as to pressfirmly upon the said rods. The framesB B will then be ready to receivethe clothes or other articles.

When required to be closed together, the frames B B are pushed in, thebars C 0 taken out and reversed, so that their pointed ends are towardthe center, and thebars a a are then folded onto the bars A A. It willbe seen that when thus closed up the whole device will occupy a spaceonly about the size of a single frame.

A thimble or short piece of metal tube may be placed between the innerbars, BB, and the loops forming the hinges b b, for the pur pose ofholding the two loops together, and also allowing the inner bar of theframe to slide more readily.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is The sliding frames B. B, in combinationwith the hinged supporting-bars A a, the stay-rods C O, and clamp D,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

MARSHALL A. WARREN.

Witnesses I J 0S. H. ADAMs,

E. PLANTA.

of a crank shape at their outer ends, and

